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Climate Information Digest
February 2003 Volume 6, Number 2

A global Quick Look at seasonal climate, its impacts and outlooks.

Hot Topics
  • Unusual cold wave leads to humanitarian and agricultural impacts in South Asia.
  • Forest damage one of many impacts of drought in the western U.S.
  • Drought-imposed humanitarian crisis in Southern Africa continues; forecast unfavorable
    		• El Niño/La Niña Update

    The current El Niņo will very likely show significant weakening or dissipation during the March to June period. See the IRI ENSO QuickLook for summary information and the IRI ENSO Update for details.

    Contents
    Special Summaries for Nov-Dec-Jan - regions with enhanced sensitivity due to stress from persistent climate patterns.
       Persistent Cold or Heat
       Persistent Wet or Dry

    January Global Climate - summary of recent variations in temperature and precipitation. Note that all maps are linked to the IRI Data Library. For more maps and information see the IRI Maproom.
       Climatological Background
       Temperatures
       Precipitation
       Oceanic Conditions

    		January Climate Impacts - influences of recent climate variations (with links to detailed reports) on:
       Hazards
       Health
       Water Resources/Energy
       Agriculture

    March-April-May Seasonal Forecast - IRI's Net Assessment Forecast for the globe and by region
       Introduction
       Precipitation
       Temperature 
       Methods

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